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The English Teacher Reflects: Great Horror Reads

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at some of his favorite books in the horror/dark fantasy genre, and comes up with 100 books that just might scare the crap out of the reader ( or at least make him or her extremely uneasy). As always, the list is personal and idiosyncratic, and should not be taken to be "Best of…" list.
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20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
1
Joe Hill
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost)
The 6 Messiahs
2
Mark Frost
American Elsewhere
American Elsewhere
3
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
4
Neil Gaiman
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
5
Ramsey Campbell
Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
6
Algernon Blackwood
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
7
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
8
Stephen King
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
9
H. P. Lovecraft
The Blood Kiss (Etchison)
The Blood Kiss
10
Etchison
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
11
Clive Barker
Boys Life (Robert R. McCammon)
Boys Life
12
Robert R. McCammon
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
13
Robert Marasco
Can Such Things Be? (Ambrose Bierce)
Can Such Things Be?
14
Ambrose Bierce
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
15
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Carrion Comfort (Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
16
Simmons
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan
17
Ray Russell
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
18
Richard Laymon
The Ceremonies (T. E. D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
19
T. E. D. Klein
Children of the Night
Children of the Night
20
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
21
Neil Gaiman
Dark Companions (Ramsey Campbell)
Dark Companions
22
Ramsey Campbell
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
23
Dennis Etchison
A Dark Matter
A Dark Matter
24
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water
25
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
26
Stephen King
The Death Artist (Etchison)
The Death Artist
27
Etchison
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
28
Bram Stoker
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
29
The Drive-In (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Drive-In
30
Joe R. Lansdale
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
31
Simmons
The Drowning Girl (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Drowning Girl
32
Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
33
William Peter Blatty
Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
34
Peter Straub
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
35
Mary Shelley
Ghost Road Blues
Ghost Road Blues
36
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
37
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
38
Peter Straub
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
39
Shirley Jackson
A Headful of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Headful of Ghosts
40
Paul Tremblay
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